Cybersecurity Expert: Why Indonesia Is a Hacker's Paradise & Simple Ways to Stay Safe Ft. Ferry Haris

Listen to this episode from The Indah G Show on Spotify. Ferry Haris is an accomplished cybersecurity and privacy management professional with a diverse international background, based in the Netherlands. Through his boutique consulting firm, FeHa International Consulting, he offers comprehensive solutions in IT risk management, compliance, and cybersecurity, particularly tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. Ferry's current focus lies in developing, growing, and sustaining a series of cybersecurity and privacy management tech companies serving global organizations and individuals needs. Timestamps00:00 — Why do I keep getting anonymous phone calls? Why does Indonesia have so many scammers? The problem with cybersecurity & digitization in Indonesia.8:37 — How to make a strong password, and why it matters?16:14 — VPNs, Avoiding airport wifi & how to properly protect ourselves (anti-virus & browsing habits)22:57 — KTP, UUPDP, and the failure of Indonesian businesses protecting private citizens' private information40:51 — The everyday ways we are compromising our privacy without even knowing50:44 — Social media & why we should & shouldn't care that everything we post is there forever? How to navigate what we should and should not post on social media, and what we need to do to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe on the internet?01:04:04 — Digital resiliency is everything, the importance of knowing how much information is worth before posting it publicly01:11:45 — Should we be covering our cameras? What are common digital habits that compromise our safety? (Pirated software debate) Watch the full episode on YouTube